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A Rescued Parrot's Poem


JillyBeanz

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I came across this and thought I would share......

 

A rescued parrot poem

 

Will you take me home with you?

I can't promise I'll be good.

No one taught me how to act,

Or behave as a parrot "should".

 

My first owner didn't treat me right

He said I was "bad".

He never forgave me for that first bite

After that, he was always mad.

 

He shoved me back into my cage,

And I started to scream.

Then he hit me in rage

And my life became a bad dream.

 

So, now I scream and yes, I bite.

I'm angry and misunderstood.

But, please take me home with you,

Love me and I'll be good.

 

Please let me come home with you

And spend some time with me.

I can be sweet again, I know.

Take me home, and you'll see.

 

My next owner swore at me,

I learned to say things back.

So now my words are crude and rude,

Please cut me some slack.

 

If you let me come home with you

I'll learn some nicer speech.

If you are kind and give me the time

I'll change my vulgar screech.

 

I'm really just a baby,

And so misunderstood.

Please let me come home with you,

I can learn to be good.

 

My next owner just HAD to have me.

She thought I was "way too cool".

But now she doesn't have the time for me.

She's busy with boys in school.

 

That's why I began to pluck,

I'm not pretty any more.

I won't be much of an ornament,

If that's what you're looking for.

 

I may never grow new feathers,

My chest may always be bare.

But my soul, I know, could heal itself

If I only had someone who cares.

 

My last owner died and left me,

She said she made plans.

But she never followed through on them,

And I've fallen into bad hands.

 

Please take me home and treat me right.

And let our friendship grow.

Please let me come home with you,

This time it will work, I know.

 

Please overlook my failings,

Please end this pain and strife.

Please, please take me home with you,

And I'll be your friend for life.

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  • 9 months later...

This was added to our forum after I lost Juno and before I ever thought of Gilbert. Thanks for bringing the thread back to read again, it means so much more to me today than I could have understood before. I like the part promising to be good. Gilbert tells me all the time how good he is, I still have time to be convinced, LOL. Living with him and seeing the effect of him trying to cope with new homes, new people and trying to trust again has been a process. I wouldn't change my life with him for a second. I know he is a loving, good parrot that was temporarily lost but is finding his way and learning that "Gilbert's okay".

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